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see one's way clear to

see one's way clear to verb: to manage to commit oneself to (a decision or course of action).

Verb

see one's way clear to (third-person singular simple present sees one's way clear to, present participle seeing one's way clear to, simple past saw one's way clear to, past participle seen one's way clear to)

  1. (idiomatic) To manage to commit oneself to (a decision or course of action).
    • [N]othing but revenge was on the cards, and he could not see his way clear to that.1884, Charles Reade, chapter 17, in A Perilous Secret
    • [T]hey were good, sincere women who would have taken her in if they could, but they could not see their way clear to do so.1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, “Missy's Room”, in Short Stories: 1907-1908

Forms of see one's way clear to

third-person singular presentsees one's way clear to
present participleseeing one's way clear to
pastsaw one's way clear to
past participleseen one's way clear to
alternative formsee the way clear to
alternative formsee a way clear to

Questions about see one's way clear to

What does see one's way clear to mean?
See one's way clear to means to manage to commit oneself to (a decision or course of action).
What part of speech is see one's way clear to?
See one's way clear to is a verb.
What is the past tense of see one's way clear to?
The past tense of see one's way clear to is saw one's way clear to.

Words near see one's way clear to in the dictionary

  1. see into a millstone
  2. see mui
  3. see Naples and die
  4. see off
  5. see one's breath
  6. see one's way clear to
  7. see one's way to
  8. see oneself out
  9. see out
  10. see over
  11. see past

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